South African beats British No1 7-6,6-3, 6-7, or 7-6
Ends Murray’s flee of 18 grand slam quarter-finals
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In a fractious ((adj.) troublesome or irritable),racket-smashing, sweaty old brawl of a tennis match, and splintered with enough oaths to light up a late-night card game,Andy Murray soaked up 25 Kevin Anderson aces but could not stop the giant South African reaching his first grand slam quarter-final, after losing in the fourth-round seven times.final week, and Murray came from two sets down to stay alive in the tournament where he made his grand slam breakthrough three years ago. Not this time.
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Source: theguardian.com